Beheading
Beheading noun - Killing by cutting off the head.
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Head and beheading are semantically related. in decapitate topic. In some cases you can use "Head" instead a verb "Beheading".
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In MythQuest's sixth episode, a mysterious knight offers to play "the beheading game." His head is chopped off, then he gets up and retrieves his head and sword.
Source: Losing Your Head -
When they finally declare that Carpathia is indeed God, they should be executed with the final bullet to the head, followed by the immediate beheading of the head from the body.
Source: Literature / Left Behind -
Some Western folklore sources recommend staking, beheading and putting garlic in the head's mouth, carving out the heart and burying it at a crossroads, then burning the body.
Source: Off with His Head!
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